The annual salary statistics of music directors and composers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of music directors and composers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $45,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $157,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for music directors and composers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $157,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of music directors and composers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $77,550 | -1.33% | 52.65% |
| 2021 | $78,580 | 18.11% | - |
| 2020 | $64,350 | 1.55% | - |
| 2019 | $63,350 | 10.45% | - |
| 2018 | $56,730 | 5.82% | - |
| 2015 | $53,430 | -3.44% | - |
| 2013 | $55,270 | 33.56% | - |
| 2012 | $36,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,550 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for music directors and composers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of music directors and composers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 8.5 percent (8.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 41.5 percent (41.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Longview.